<p>”Patel has written the kind of book that education needs.”</p>
<p>—<strong><em>Harvard Education Review</em></strong></p>
Illegal. Undocumented. Remedial. DREAMers. All of these labels have been applied to immigrant youth. Using a combination of engaging narrative and rigorous analysis, this book explores how immigrant youth are included in, and excluded from, various sectors of American society, including education. Instead of the land of opportunity, immigrant youth often encounter myriad new borders long after their physical journey to the United States is over. With an intimate storytelling style, the author invites readers to rethink assumptions about immigrant youth and what their often liminal positions reveal about the politics of inclusion in America.
Book Features:
Engaging case studies that capture the lived experiences of immigrant youth, from secondary school and beyond. A cohesive analysis of how immigration law, education, and health intertwine to shape possible life pathways.Descriptions of educational practices that both support and disempower newcomer immigrant students. Recommendations for interrupting day-to-day practices that privilege some and disadvantage others.
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Using a combination of engaging narrative and rigorous analysis, this book explores how immigrant youth are included in, and excluded from, various sectors of American society, including education. With an intimate storytelling style, the author invites readers to rethink assumptions about immigrant youth and what their often liminal positions reveal about the politics of inclusion in America.
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"Patel brings together a humanist-oriented scholarship and participatory action research to learn side-by-side with youth—youth whose voices and experiences remind us that our work as teachers and researchers should be about creating a dignified life for all people.”
—Kris D. Gutiérrez, past president of AERA
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780807753903
Publisert
2013-01-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Teachers' College Press
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
144
Forfatter
Foreword by
Om bidragsyterne
Lisa (Leigh) Patel is an associate professor of education at Boston College. She has been a journalist, a teacher, and a state-level policymaker. Visit her website at Lisapatel.org.